Game of Thrones was nearly "destroyed" by pirates illegally streaming HBO content - Divisions by zero

At first this article reads like your typical anti-piracy screed. It rants about how 10x more people watched GoT illegally (confusing them with lost sales) and ends with how downloading movies can get your credit card stolen. The middle of the article however, destroys the author’s case. >Time Warner (owning company of HBO) CEO Alan Bewkes stated in 2013 how becoming the most illegally streamed show in history was “better than an Emmy” and that torrenting ultimately led to more paid subscriptions. >“We’ve been dealing with this for 20, 30 years—people sharing subs, running wires down the backs of apartment buildings. Our experience is that it leads to more paying subs. I think you’re right that Game of Thrones is the most pirated show in the world and that’s better than an Emmy.” The CEO of Time Warner, who knows more about the situation than ForeverGeek writer Tom Llewellyn, championed piracy and said that it brought them more subscribers. Needless to say, Tom ignored this in favor of writing how you can get sued… Anti-Piracy Propaganda: 0 Truth: 1